A Major breakthrough in reversing the cellular aging process

Harvard team has identified molecules that restore protective caps on the tips of our chromosomes that regulate cells aging

Rapid advances in medical technology have shifted the focus of treating aging from a natural biological process to something of a disease that you could be fixed or at least slowed down. I touched base on the topic earlier by citing the work done by researchers from Stanford University’s School of Medicine — providing evidence of Biological gear Shifts at three different ages.

The novel study focuses on the treatment of dyskeratosis congenita (DC) and other so-called telomere diseases, which cause the cells to age prematurely. Researchers at the Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center have identified several molecule candidates that appear to address this issue. But first a little background on how these disorders cause aging and other ill effects on our health.

Our chromosomes have tiny caps on the ends, which are called telomeres — just like plastic tips on the end of our shoelaces. These protective sequences of DNA prevent the fraying of the DNA code of the genome, but the problem is that they get a little shorter every time the cell divides, until the cell can…